This Family Is Being Evicted After Learning Their Rental Was Built by Habitat for Humanity

Five months ago, Caprassia Holmes thought she had found a good home for herself and her dependents, six children and a cousin who has Down's syndrome. The illusion was shattered, however, when a neighbor told her the house they were renting was built by Habitat for Humanity for another family. That was several weeks ago, WFTV reports.

"I knew that we [were] in trouble," Holmes told the news outlet.

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Now, despite faithfully paying their rent and utilities each month, the family is being forced to leave their Melbourne, Florida, home.

Habitat for Humanity built the house for Betty Bray, the home's owner according to Brevard County records. By leasing her home to a third party, Bray is violating the mortgage agreement she signed with the organization. Such violation is grounds for foreclosure.

The organization has sent Bray a letter explaining that she is in default of her agreement; in order to prevent foreclosure, Bray must now pay the full amount of what she owes on her mortgage.

Holmes said she has been paying her landlord nearly $900 a month for the house—twice as much as what one owner of a similar Habitat for Humanity property pays for his mortgage, according to WFTV.

"How do you profit off someone that tried to help you? I would think you would try to help somebody else," Holmes said.